"___ are rarely the protagonists in the English novel, but they are oddly abundant in its margins." (2017 essay in The Conversation) Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% SPINSTERS "___ are rarely the protagonists in the English novel, but they are oddly abundant in its margins." (2017 essay in The Conversation) (9)
4% WEALTH Abundance (6) New York Times Mar 12, 2026
4% OCEAN Abundance (5) Newsday Feb 20, 2026
4% TEEM Be abundant (4) Wall Street Journal Jan 27, 2026
4% JAYGATSBY Protagonist in a Fitzgerald novel (9) Eugene Sheffer Dec 16, 2025
3% SKIRT Margin; women's garment (5) The Telegraph Quick Mar 13, 2026
3% RAW Not rare? (3) The Atlantic Mar 12, 2026
3% ODDITY Rare bird (6) New York Times Mar 7, 2026
3% AHAIR Slimmest of margins (5) LA Times Daily Mar 6, 2026
3% DUE ___ date (essay deadline) (3)
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